Is it manually spread out somehow, or is there something else going on.


Depending on the type a great number of paph flowers benefit from grooming them
several days or even weeks before submitting for judging. This consists of
staking the flower properly just behind the pouch to accentuate the presence of
the flower on the stem.

In the case of complex hybrids it is possible to use cotton balls to flatten
out the petals and the careful use of scotch tape to help flatten out the
dorsal.